I just installed VL Light 6.0 on an old IBM Aptiva (AMD 266MHz, 256Mb mem, 15Gb HD). It uses the default window manager (IceWM, I think). I'd like to add a few launcher icons for often used apps (browser, file manager, etc.) to the panel. I don't see an obvious way to do it, so may require editing a file somewhere. (A) Can it be done?, and (B) if so, how?

Open the file ~/.icewm/toolbar in a text editor.You should see these lines:

Code:

prog Xterm xterm xtermprog FTE fte fteprog Netscape netscape netscape

Of these three, only the top one creates an icon on the panel, named "Xterm", the icon used is named "xterm" (actually /usr/share/icewm/themes/IceGil Grey/taskbar/xterm.xpm), and the launch command is "xterm". The other two don't show up, because those programs are not installed.

Open the file ~/.icewm/toolbar in a text editor.You should see these lines:

Code:

prog Xterm xterm xtermprog FTE fte fteprog Netscape netscape netscape

Of these three, only the top one creates an icon on the panel, named "Xterm", the icon used is named "xterm" (actually /usr/share/icewm/themes/IceGil Grey/taskbar/xterm.xpm), and the launch command is "xterm". The other two don't show up, because those programs are not installed.

My pleasure, I like IceWM, it hits the sweet spot for me, configurable with reasonably easy syntax, light yet flexible and extensible. I don't bother with desktop icons and just use the icons on the tool bar for quick starts, and the very easy to modify (especially with the script that runs to update it) menu. Its also quite easy to make your own theme too.